This image explains how the Earth's shadow causes a lunar eclipse. Notice the difference between the umbra and the penumbra.
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This image explains how the Earth's shadow causes a lunar eclipse. Notice the difference between the umbra and the penumbra.
Windows Original

This image explains how the Earth's shadow causes a lunar eclipse. Notice the difference between the umbra and the penumbra.
Windows Original

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